| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| General Settings | |
| Auto Refresh Frequency | All reports and the dashboard have an auto-refresh button in the top right corner. This button reloads the page at a specified interval so that the latest data is always displayed for the user. This setting dictates the interval on which these reports are auto-refreshed after this button is pressed. The default option is typically 10 seconds. |
| Service Title | Controls the title that appears as a header on the page. |
| User Interface | |
| Background | Controls the color of the page outside the borders of the page content. How this setting is applied depends on the Skin that is chosen. For example, if the Modern Skin is selected, this setting only changes the color on the left and right margins of the page. If the Original skin is selected, the background encompasses most of the bottom of the page. However, if the Jupiter skin is selected, the appearance of the page is not affected at all by this setting. |
| Color Scheme | Controls the color of the actual page elements, including menus and buttons. Note: While most color schemes offer a combination of two colors, the Custom Color Scheme allows you to provide up to sixteen colors. |
| Custom Color Scheme | Custom Color Scheme is a sub-option of the Color Scheme setting. The format required is 16 hexadecimal color codes separated by spaces. For example: aaaaaa bbbbbb cccccc 00000 Color Settings Settings 1 and 2– control the appearance of items in the filter box of any page, such as the Section tabs of the Settings page. Setting 1 controls the color of unselected items. Setting 2 controls the color of selected items. Settings 3 and 4– controlthe colors of the tabs and items on the main menu. Setting 3 controls the non-selected items and Setting 4 controls the selected one(s). Setting 5– controls the color of any buttons in the application. Setting 6– controls the color of the column headers on any table or table view. Setting 7– controls the color of any link in the application, whether it is embedded within a table report or link-style buttons such as Configure Report. Setting 8– is reserved. 000000 is recommended. *Settings 9 to 16– control the colors that are used for lines, bars, and pie sections in any chart report. |
| Dialect | This setting allows the platform to display different text for the same item to two different types of users. For example, users classified as developers could see one term for an item and marketing users could see a different term for the same item. |
| Filter Box Location | The Filter Box is an element present on the View Reports page that contains any criteria defined in that report. This element allows the user to filter the results of a data query. The default location for the Filter Box is on the left side of the page. This setting controls whether the Filter box is located to the left of the page or above the report. |
| Font Size | Controls the size of text across the application. |
| Gauges Style | Controls the color and style of gauges across the application. |
| Row Guide Style | Different report views use row guides which are tables to the left of the report view that allow the user to select a particular element to display on the report. These row guides are used in maps, gauges, schematics, 3D schematics, timeline charts, and custom views. This setting controls whether the row guide is displayed as a tabular list or as a drop-down menu, or as a single horizontal line of options across the top of the report. |
| Skin | Controls the appearance of the application, such as locations of menus and the size and shape of various buttons. |
| User Experience | |
| Header Style | Controls the location and appearance of the page header that displays a user's name, their account name, and time zone. Note: This setting is not applied for every skin. |
| Dialogs | |
| Hide Effect | Controls whether any animation is shown when a panel is closed. |
| Show Effect | Controls whether any animation is shown when the panel is opened. |
| Charts | |
| Chart Animation | Controls whether an animation shows when the chart view is displayed in the platform. |
| Chart Theme | Controls whether each data series is rendered on a chart as a completely different color or just various shades of grey. |
| Maps | |
| Maps Engine | Controls which mapping engine is used on every map across the service. |
| Dashboard | |
| Report Widgets | Controls whether report views defined on the Queries & Reports page and given the Dashboard Widget designation can be added to the dashboard. This setting is enabled by default. If this setting is disabled, only custom widgets and the welcome message can be added to the dashboard. |
| Welcome Message | Controls the content of the Welcome Message widget that can be added to every dashboard. |
| Splash Page | |
| Content | A splash page is a page that is displayed to each user exactly once. It automatically appears when the user logs in, before he or she is directed to the normal home page of the application. For example, an admin can create a splash page that will inform a user of upcoming downtime or system maintenance, or of changes made in the latest or upcoming release. The Content setting defines the content of the splash page. |
| Title | Controls the title displayed at the top of the Splash page. |
| Default Values | |
| Default Location | Controls the default location around which any map in the application is centered. |
| Report | |
| Time Span | It is common for reports in an application to have a Time criterion on a Calendar-type field, controlling for which range of dates data are displayed. This setting controls what the default value of these report criteria will be, (i.e., the value for such a criterion when a report is first opened). |